Reddit and HN are closer to the anti-social media end of the spectrum, in so far as any relationships built are generally pretty loose. People are be aware of e

Reddit and HN are closer to the anti-social media end of the spectrum, in so far as any relationships built are generally pretty loose. People are be aware of each other, but generally the discussion is focused on the topic at hand. Facebook in it's purest form is a Personal Relationship Management platform - you'll keep in touch with friends and associates, be reminded of birthdays, keep up with what your chums are doing without having to ask, plan events, accidentally like your ex's holiday pics from 4 years ago, all that stuff. The topic is less relevant than the people.* I'd actually be interested in a PRM platform that wasn't inherently evil, but in the absence of interoperability, things like that will only really gain any meaningful value from their ubiquitousness and i don't have the enthusiasm to persuade everybody i know to sign up to a service to see pictures of my cat. It's a pretty good cat too. *Of course FB advertising, promoted posts, people being terrible and Fake News™ all muddy the waters a bit.